The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered a disproportionate assets case against a Deputy Director of Enforcement Directorate (ED) on 28 Novemeber, Tuesday for allegedly amassing illegal wealth more than his known sources of income.
Gurnam Singh allegedly amassed disproportionate assets worth Rs 1.54 crore between 2012 and 2017 while working in the Enforcement Directorate.
Singh from the Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Chandigarh, was relieved by the ED in January this year, sources in the directorate said.
It is alleged that at the start of his deputation with the anti-money laundering agency, Singh had assets worth Rs 12.86 lakh. Their value grew to Rs 1.85 crore in five years, the CBI said.
The agency in its FIR alleged that Singh and his family members purchased a luxury car, properties and also carried out high-value cash transactions.
After deducting expenditure from income during the period, the CBI concluded that the value of his assets was 328 percent more than his lawful income, prompting the agency to register a case against him.
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